Try line 7 without the leading /: kernel vmlinuz-2.4.18-bf2.4 root=/dev/hda4 ro
The vmlinuz in / is just a symlink to the real file and is not needed. On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 12:47:48AM -0500, Bruce Park wrote: > Hello folks, > > I'm having a difficult time loading the linux partition in grub. I'm going > to do the best that I can to explain what I understand and what I don't. > I'm currenty using 2.4.-18-bf2.4 kernel. I am also using a floppy to test > this. I have NOT loaded this into the MBR. Instead, the Lilo is in the MBR. > > My partition consits of: > hd0,0 /dev/hda1 Windows NTFS > hd0,1 /dev/hda2 boot ext2 > hd0,2. /dev/hda3 Swap Swap > hd0,3 /dev/hda4 Linux root ext3 > > Now, I got the Windows part down but I cannot get the linux part. I'm going > to add line numbers to make this easier to read. Here's what I have so far: > 1 title Linux > 2 # load the boot partition to Grub > 3 root (hd0,1) > 4 load the kernel > 5 kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda4 ro > 6 # this DOES NOT WORK > 7 # kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.18-bf2.4 root=/dev/hda4 ro > > Line 3 loads the boot partition into GRUB's root partition. In the boot > partition there is NO kernel vmlinuz. There is ONLY vmlinuz-2.4.18-bf2.4. > For ex: > bash$ ls -l /boot | grep 'vmlinuz' > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root <not important> vmlinuz-2.4.18-bf2.4 > > File vmlinuz exists at the Linux root partition. I did NOT load hd0,3 into > Grub's root. > bash$ ls -l / | grep 'vmlinuz' > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root <not important> > vmlinuz->/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-bf2.4 > > If vmlinuz doesn't exist in the boot partition, why does that work? When I > run this, it actually is executed but runs the WRONG kernel. I cannot start > X because kernel 2.4.-18-3 is running instead of 2.4.18-bf2.4. When I edit > line 5 to line 7, Grub states that the file cannot be found. Can someone > please help me? > > bp -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
